Today I received an email from Ann at redthreadchina.com that the care package we ordered has been put together (see pictures!) and is off to Eliza's orphanage. It will arrive within 2-3 business days. She has requested that the orphanage take some photos of the "party" which I can only assume means that because we sent a cake for the other children they will have a little party to celebrate it. If they do this then we might expect to receive these photos sometime within two weeks after the party. Oh my gosh, we could be getting current photos of Eliza even this week yet! DEEP BREATH. I'm so excited!
The care package we ordered includes two outfits, a blanket, a toy, some candy for the orphanage staff (that I hope will be shared with the older children), two letters Ann translated for us (one to Eliza and one to her caretakers), a photo album which we were allowed to supply family photos for and a disposable camera for the caretakers to take pictures of Eliza over the next few weeks until we arrive to get her.
You'll notice in the photos that there are Chinese characters. We named the photos with who is in them "mama_daddy" or "brother Nick and brother Kaden" and she translated so the staff at the orphanage can tell her who we all are. I love this idea so much, that she'll see our faces before we arrive. I'm so hoping that helps her understand, it will be a hard transition for her to leave everything she knows to go with two strangers. But all my friends with Chinese children have remarked how quickly their children bonded with them so we can only hope that it happens as quickly for Eliza. Not so much for our sake but for hers.
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